Removable wheel-rim.



cation.

ie it known that I, Linu'oon citl'zeno ttlie- Uni ted States", residing Vat Portland,.=in"-,thc count'yofCurnberland and State df-tially continuous rim as shown in Fig. 5.

of Maine, havcinvented certain new an usefull Improvements in Removable Wheelllix'ns,"`of which'the following isa speciii;

My invention relates to improvements in removable rims for vehicles. 1n the-drawing herewith accompanying V and making a part of .this application I' have shown some embodiments of my invention which seem at the present time to be preferable forms, but other specilic embodiments which are within the spirit and scope of the claims' herewith may bc employed.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of aI wheel 'havingthe usual fclly with my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a a ,portion of a wheel. showing-arnn 'adapted to Abe used with a,

straight side shoe; Fig. 3 is a perspective I View of a portion of a clencher rim embodyingmy invcntiongFig. l is a plan view of a recessed felly band or. permanent rim; Fig. 5 is a plan view of a'1)ortion'o my improvement of the form shown in Fig'. 2; Fig. 6 is a detail -view showing clamps for securing the rim sections when used on a wheel having wire spokes; Fig?. 7 is a detail view show--4 Aing a 'bottom ,plan of the meetingcnds of the clamps shown in Fig. 6. and Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a different cmy the notches 1n theopposlte member and the,

bodimcnt of myinvention.

Same reference characters indicate Vlike parts in the several figures.

The object of my invention is to proyide a removable'rim which may be easily and quickly mounted and demounted -and which is simple in construction and'econoimcal.

l'n said drawings 1 is a wheel telly, 2. spokes, 3 ashoe andaiL retaining rings aclapt- Y ed to be used with straight side shoes. These anydesired construction and in may be ofl 'themselves form no part of my invention.

My invention 'consists in forming the telly band 5,'or in case'of wire spoke wheels, the

permanent rim 6, with recesses 7 in the sides 50. thereof., The removable rim is made in two' Y similar sections having outwardly extending .shoe retaining flanges 8 and inwardly ex- A tendin anges 9 adaptedfto take into re- .'cesses in the f elly -band or in lthe permanent rim, as the case-may be. Eachrixn section is I' p Speclicaton of Letters jfatent'. t

`of clamps' 12 adapted to engage the side of used in connection withthe felly and felly ccsscs 7.' 'Theu retaining' band 16is then 1.,'A veliiclexwheel rim comprising` two nilfrwoon F. JonnAN, oFrcRrLAND, MAIN'."

nniiovantn wnn'nisnm. fj 'A .Patented Aprgi, foie.

1 lmarcados 'med materie, 1915. 'Y serial 1ra-56,790.

'I provided'with projeetionsl and notches 11.- y

adapted to engage asimilar. projectionand notch struct-ure in thc'other member. The A members 4when assembled forma substan-l The rim' members are held in place by means eachof-the -sections land bolts for. holding the clamps in place.` -lVhen my invention is band the bonding bolt passes through the n folly as seen-in Fig. 2, and when used in con- .e

nection with a wire spoke wheel the clamps are provided at the bottom with horizontal ably engagea' proj ect-ioni'and `groove strueture as seenat 15.- In this case the bonding bolt passes under the permanent 'rirnas seen in Fig. 6. -Outside the removable rim'between the' flanges may be placed ai circular A75v band 16. The felly band may or may not project slightly beyond -the felly, 'as desired. In Fig. 8 is shown ai form of my invention in which there is only one removablemember l of the rim, the felly ,band or permanent rim being provided with notches toreceive the projections of the removable member. i 1

To mount my rim one niembcr ofthe rim is placed upon the felly band or permanent lrim laterally untilthe flanges Qenter the replaced in position and then theother rimmember is inserted laterally under theband 16, the projections on one member entering downwardly extending flanges 9 enteringthe recesses in the felly band-or permanent rix'n as the casejmay be. `The clamps are then placed" in position and tightened in the `usual, v manner, preventing lateral Asepa-ration of the reinovable rim members.v vTo remove the 4shoe it is only necessary to remove the elampf ingmembere on one 'side vand vthe outside rim section is then removed laterally. y

members capable of lateral separation. the adjacent edges of s id members having a mu-tual projection anll'notch engaging structure extending entirely across the base of the members and provided with a plurality of wheel engaging flanges.

42. A. vehicle wheel having a fixed rim of uniform diameter and a -removablerim coin-` l prsing two members. capable of laterelysepaa'l i ioaff ration,the adjacent edges of said members having a mutual proj ection and notch engaging structure, the projections of both inem- ,bers being adapted to rest upon the fixed rim of the wheel and each-member provided with integral anges adapted to engage theedge l, .of said fified Wardly extending flange at its outer edge arranged to take intoV said recesses in the fixed rim -and thereby prevent rotary movement ofone rim relative to the other. A

4. -A vehicle Wheel comprising a. fixed rim of uniform diameter having a. plurality of recesses in thev edges thereof and a lremovable rimcomprising two members capable of latf eral separation, each member having a plurality of inwardly extending ilan es. at its outer edge arranged to take into sal vrecesses in the fixed rim and preventrrotary movement of the removable rim relative to the fixed rim. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my si ature.

'LINWOOD F. J OR All'. 

